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NAPT funds 7 documentaries that explore American Indian perspective Native American Public Telecommu nications Inc. (NAPT) recently awarded more than $460,000 to seven projects by filmmakers across the nation to produce documentaries for PBS stations. “The goal of the open call is to increase the diversity of voices available to PBS viewers,” said Shirley K. Sneve (Rosebud Sioux), NAPT executive direc tor. “We encourage Native Americans to take on significant creative leadership roles, such as director, producer and editor. We want Native voices to have creative control - and not just in an advi sory capacity.” Funding for the projects comes from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. The seven films explore American Indian perspectives of history and the social, economic and political condi tions that depicted it; the preservation of today’s environmental resources; present-day contemporary stories about the competitive sport of horse racing; and how one man’s legacy is coming to light as his lifelong career dedication to preserve Native languages now helps others unlock dozens of all-but-forgotten California Indian languages. “NAPT is encouraged to see more independent producers teaming up with local public TV stations to produce their films,” said Sneve. “We like to promote that because it creates partnerships and often leads to more projects. Then stations always have go-to Native filmmakers to work with.” NAPT invites proposals for projects intended for public broadcasting that helps us reach our mission to share Native stories with the world. Find out more at www.nativetelecom.org/201 l_napt_pub- lic_television_program_fund. The 7 films Indian Relay Producers: Charles Dye, Wayne Smith (Blackfeet/Crow) and KUSM-TV/ Montana PBS Status: Production This is an inspiring year-long portrait of three American Indian horse racing families, culminating at the 2011 Indian Relay National Championships in Black foot, Idaho. Footage from each of the season’s big relay races is intercut with stories and views from the long off-season. Something’s Moving: Legacies of the American Indian Boarding Schools Producers: Randy Vasqez, Jonathon Skumik and Brian Wescott (Athabascan/Yup’ik) Status: Production Through the perspective of the small Chitimacha Indian Tribe of Louisiana’s Atchafalaya Basin - known as “the people of the many waters” - the film explores the different ways of knowing and remem bering American Indian history and offers alternative accounts. Chasing Voices: John Peabody Harrington and the Language Revitalization Movement Producer: Daniel Golding (Quechan) Status: Research and development Linguist and anthropologist John Peabody Harrington died in 1961 at age 77. He was an eccentric, paranoid and obsessively driven anthropologist whose life’s work became dedicated to preserving Native America’s dying languages. Today, Harrington’s legacy is now regarded as the “Rosetta Stone” that unlocks dozens of all-but-forgotten California Indian languages. Indians: An Unexpected Story Without a Tribe Producers: Roberta Grossman, Brian Wescott (Athabascan/Yup’ik), Deann Borshay Liem and Lisa Thomas Status: Production Producer: Cynthia Jeannette Gomez (NM Genizaro) Status: Research and development This four-hour series tells the vivid tale of American Indians in the 20lh century and beyond. Composed of inter views, family histories, archival footage and music, the series provides a greater appreciation of the histories and achieve ments of contemporary America Indian individuals and indigenous communities. Crying Earth Rise Up Producers: Suree Towfighnia, Beth Sternheimer and Debra White Plume (Oglala Lakota) Status: Production This is a documentary about pro tecting one of the earth’s most precious elements - water. Through characters who oppose and support the expansion of uranium mining over the High Plains/ Ogallala - the largest fresh-water under ground source in North America - and the Arikara aquifers in western South Dakota and Nebraska, audiences learn about the important and timely issue of preserving and protecting the land and water before it becomes too late. Urbanizing the American Indian Producer: Rocky Mountain PBS Status: Research and development Explore the history of the 1952 Bureau of Indian Affairs Termination and Relocation Act as well as the modern- day consequences for today’s American Indians, specifically those relocated to Denver, Colo. Powerful stories of identity, self-determination and healing are shared by American Indian scholars and multi- generational families. This documentary film unlocks the clandestine social, economic and political conditions of the late 1600s when Native youth and women were stolen from home lands and imprisoned, then ransomed into domestic servitude, hard labor and military training only to be labeled with lowest class identity as Genizaro Indians. Today’s Genizaro descendants continue to struggle to maintain their communal homelands and recognize this Genizaro heritage. Native American Public Telecom munications, Inc. (NAPT), a nonprofit that receives major funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, shares Native stories with the world by supporting the creation, promotion and distribution of Native media. Founded in 1977, through various media - public television, public radio and the Internet - NAPT brings awareness of Indian and Alaska Native issues. NAPT operates AIROS Audio, offer ing 24/7 downloadable podcasts with Native filmmakers, musicians and Tribal leaders. VisionMaker is the premier source for quality American Indian edu cational and home videos. All aspects of NAPT programs encourage the involvement of young people to learn more about careers in the media - to be the next generation of story tellers. NAPT is located at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. NAPT offers student employment, internships and fellowships. Reaching the general public and the global market is the ultimate goal for the dissemination of Native-produced media. Games of the North comes to PBS Native American Public Telecommu nications, Inc. (NAPT) proudly announces the release of a new documentary that examines four modem Inuit athletes’ ties to the Arctic Winter Games - an event that draws hundreds of athletes from the northern territories of the Arctic Circle. Held biennially for a week in March, participants compete in strengths of endurance, agility, mind, body and spirit in front of large crowds composed of fam ily, friends, supporters and media. Produced by Starseed Media, Inc. in association with the Alaska Native Heri tage Center and presented by NAPT and KCTS Television/Seattle, Games of the North: Playing for Survival is a personal journey for many athletes past and pres ent. The Arctic Winter Games connect athletes living in very distinct worlds and each character featured in the film reveals a unique relationship to the games. “When a friend first showed me the Native Games, I was blown away by the level of athleticism and the gruel ing strength of these athletes. I became immediately drawn in as both an athlete and filmmaker,” said Jonathon Stanton, Games of the North producer. 18 • Siletz News • Following four competitive Inuit athletes as they trek across Alaska to live, compete, hunt, train and pursue their goals is where you’ll revel in the complex interconnectedness of Inuit culture. The very core of their village life is centered on the idea of community and the values that must be honored to sustain it. “The relevance of the games to today’s northern territories - such as Alaska, Quebec and Greenland just to name a few - is so crucial to the survival of the culture. The harsh and unforgiving Arctic is not child’s play. It takes knowl edge from the past and one’s personal strength to endure what Mother Nature gives you,” said Steven Wounded Deer Alvarez (Mescalero Apache/Yaqui/Upper Tanana Athabascan), the film’s executive producer who also is a director at the Alaska Native Heritage Center. Games of the North is a follow-up to the documentary film To Play the Games, which documents the unique lives of Alaska Native athletes as they prepare to compete in a single sporting event. To inquire about station carriage in your area, please visit www.pbs.org/ stationfinder. April 2011 Imprints Print Shop is proud to announce the recent upgrade of its screen printer and the addi tion of an embroidery machine. We can now offer custom hats in addition to a long list of other apparel, including shirts and hoodies. Belong to a club, sports team or association? Promoting a big event, holiday or occasion? We can imprint your name or logo onto literally thousands of different promotional products and apparel. 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